Recall Register

2008 Gulf Stream Crescendo: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the 2008 Gulf Stream Crescendo. The newest campaign is 16V007000. NHTSA received the report on 11 Jan 2016. The NHTSA record gives the component Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer. NHTSA has 1 complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 16V007000, in the NHTSA record

Gulf Stream will notify owners, and dealers will install a retainer bracket to reinforce the operating mechanism, free of charge. The recall began on March 1, 2016. Owners may contact Gulf Stream customer service at 1-800-289-8787. Gulf Stream's number for this recall is CS070116.
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Recall campaigns

4 campaigns, newest first. 1,223 units in total.

  • 16V007000Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
  • 12V366000Service Brakes, Hydraulic
  • 08V420000Suspension
  • 08V354000Steering / Linkages / Tie Rod Assembly

  1. 16V007000Received . 662 units.

    Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Gulf Stream Coach, Inc. (Gulf Stream) is recalling certain model year 2008-2011 Caribbean, Yellowstone and Independence, 2008-2009 Crescendo, Sun Voyager, and Toy Hauler, 2008 Sun Sport, 2008-2010 Tour Master, 2010 B Touring Cruiser, 2010-2011 Conquest, 2009-2010 Conquest Super C and Super Nova, 2009 Endura and Gladiator motor homes manufactured August 1, 2007 to September 30, 2010. The affected vehicles are equipped with Lippert-brand Coachstep Double and Triple Electric Steps. The bolt that attaches the fan gear assembly to the steps may fracture allowing the fan gear to disengage from the steps. As a result, the steps may not remain in the expected position and may be unstable.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Unstable entry and exit steps increase the risk of injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Gulf Stream will notify owners, and dealers will install a retainer bracket to reinforce the operating mechanism, free of charge. The recall began on March 1, 2016. Owners may contact Gulf Stream customer service at 1-800-289-8787. Gulf Stream's number for this recall is CS070116.

    Report filed by Gulf Stream Coach, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number CS070116. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 12V366000Received . 443 units.

    Service Brakes, Hydraulic

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Gulf Stream Coach, Inc. (GSC) is recall certain model year 2006 through 2008 Crescendo, Sun Voyager, Independence, Bounty Hunters, and Yellowstone Class A diesel pusher motor homes built on Freightliner Custom Chassis (FCCC) from March 18, 2005, through December 2009. These motorhomes chassis are equipped with Bosch hydraulic disc brakes which, when exposed to long periods of time of non-driving, may experience diametrical brake caliper piston growth and reduced piston to bore clearance potentially leading to brake drag and overheating resulting in reduced brake performance.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Reduced brake performance increases the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    FCCC will notify owners, and dealers will repair the vehicles, free of charge. An interim letter was mailed by DTNA on August 6, 2012. Owners may contact GSC at 1-800-289-8787 or Daimler Trucks/FCCC at 1-800-547-0712.

    Report filed by Gulf Stream Coach, Inc..

  3. 08V420000Received . 50 units.

    Suspension

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Gulf stream is recalling 50 my 2008-2009 crescendo, yellowstone, and tourmaster recreational vehicles equipped with saf-holland adl series rear suspensions. In some instances the transverse beam was not properly welded which could result in a failure of the weld.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the weld fails, vehicle stability while cornering could be affected resulting in loss of vehicle control, possibly resulting in a crash. In addition, the transverse beam could drop to the ground causing sparks that could cause a fire hazard.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Gulf stream is working with daimler trucks and saf-holland to have a visual inspection of the adl transverse beam performed. If a weld defect is identified, saf-holland will provide a service replacement kit that contains a new transverse beam, all necessary installation hardware, beam replacement, and instructions free of charge (please see 08e031). Owners may contact saf-holland at 1-231-773-3271, daimler trucks at 1-800-547-0712, or gulf stream at 1-574-773-7761.

    Report filed by GULF STREAM COACH, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  4. 08V354000Received . 68 units.

    Steering / Linkages / Tie Rod Assembly

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Gulf stream is recalling 68 my 2007-2008 crescendo, tour master and yellowstone motor homes built on freightliner chassis. The aac front axle steering arm bolts with a latch lever pivot bolt assembly may have been over-tightened which may result in fatigue or fracture of the steering arm bolts.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Should these bolts fracture, the resulting loss of steering control could cause a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Gulf stream is working with daimler trucks (freightliner) to repair these vehicles free of charge (please see 07v306). Owners may contact freightliner at 1-800-547-0712 or gulf stream at 1-574-773-7761.

    Report filed by GULF STREAM COACH, INC..

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

1 complaint, 2 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

2008 Gulf Stream Crescendo: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Electrical System1
Equipment1
Complaints that report a crash
0
Complaints that report a fire
1
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
10 Feb 2010

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 2008 Gulf Stream Crescendo, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2010, with 1 complaint.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19971
  2. 19981
  3. 19991
  4. 20001
  5. 20011
  6. 20021
  7. 20032
  8. 20042
  9. 20052
  10. 20064
  11. 20074
  12. 20084
  13. 20093

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2008 Gulf Stream Crescendo: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/gulf-stream/crescendo/2008/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
29 Mar 2018
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
Gulf Stream Coach, Inc.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2008 Gulf Stream Crescendo?
1,223 units in 4 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Gulf Stream Crescendo have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 9 recall campaigns for the Gulf Stream Crescendo, model years 1997 to 2009. 4 of them name the 2008 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2008 Gulf Stream Crescendo name most often?
Electrical System: 1 of 2 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2008 Gulf Stream Crescendo open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.